じょう
Meanings
Suffix
1. from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); in the field of; being of the type of
2. aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; on; above
Noun
3. first volume (e.g. book)
Noun
Prefix
4. superior quality; best; top; high class
5. going up
6. governmental; imperial
7. presenting; showing
Prefix
Medicine
Biology
8. ana-
Pitch accent
じょ
Used in vocabulary (270 in total)
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
top part; surface
court lady; noblewoman
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
imperial decision
top or preceding horizontal column
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
good humour (humor); good mood
Edo-period business taxes
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
on the chopping board
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
good idea; wise policy
upper wing of a plane
advanced level; high grade; senior
good performance; good work; great success
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
good crop; masterpiece
at the meeting; on the occasion
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
first half; upper half
first-class rice
spinning of cocoons; silkworm's last sleep; transformation to the pupa stage
upper half of the body; upper body
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
1st quarter of moon; crescent moon
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
great success; happy result; good result
one's superior
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
high-quality goods; choice goods
upper jaw; palate
good customer; prime customer; valued clientele
top-grade rice flour made from non-glutinous rice
trifling (fight); (a conflict) between small countries
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
aquatic; on the water
fine quality
historic; historical
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
religious; spiritual
in the course of one's duties
above-mentioned; above-stated; aforementioned; aforesaid
top (side); surface
memorial to the emperor
high-quality meat
physical; bodily; corporeal
reporting to the emperor
as a matter of social courtesy
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
superior officer
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
upper body
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
first-rate; finest quality; the best
the heavens
calling on; visiting
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
in history; ever; historical
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
the very best; excellent; superb
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
mountain top
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
supremacy
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
floor above; floor upstairs
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
empirical; from experience
in name; on paper
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
above; going steadily upward
above-mentioned; above-named; above
first 10 days of month
report to the Emperor
high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)
supreme; greatest; highest; best
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
upper part; upper region; region above
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
outward; superficial; external; apparent
on the lake
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
one's superior; senior; elder
money paid to the government
legendary; fabled; fabulous
excellent plan; best policy
upper end; top; tip; top edge
on the line; borderline
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
the Emperor; His Majesty the Emperor
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
(on the) bridge
member of the upper house; senator
on the roof; court nobles
aboard a warship
according to (one's) calculations; for the purpose of calculation
diplomatic; diplomatically
aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train
seniority; precedence; upper seat
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
report to the throne
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
water and sewer services
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
aboard an aeroplane (airplane)
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
health (concerns, reasons, etc.)
same as above; ditto; ibid.
military; strategic
(on the) bank of a large river
job-related; in the course of one's work
upper world; heaven; superkingdom; upper bound
memorial to the throne
water supply; tap water
Doll's Festival (March 3); Girls' Festival; Peach Festival
Doll's Festival (March 3); Girls' Festival; Peach Festival
operational; strategic
hygienic; sanitary
on the road
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
on the road; side of the road; roadside
upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
the press; (in the) newspapers
shogun's envoy; emissary
morally; from the moral point of view
on top of a tall building; balcony; upper floor
high-quality plain-woven hemp cloth
wood-block printing; publication
fine weather; splendid weather
in a magazine
first and second volume (e.g. of a book); volume one and volume two; book one and book two
security-related; from the stand-point of safety
one's elders or superiors
excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
over the Web
humerus (upper bone in arm)
nominal; in name only; titular
sky; the heavens; God; the Lord; ascension (into heaven)
constitutional
on a map; on a chart
logically; from a logical point of view
going on the market; placing on the market
administrative; managerial; operational
administrative
supreme wisdom
upper lobe (of lung); superior lobe
high-class sake
on the high seas
first third of a two-hour period
for appearances' sake; for appearance sake
high-grade Japanese fresh confections (usu. colorful sculpted mochi in seasonal designs around bean paste)
15th day of the 1st lunar month
the above figure (chart, diagram, illustration, etc.)
conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers
in the town; in the street
trade (foreign)
antiquity; ancient times
Sthaviravada (early Buddhist movement)
loyal customer; important customer
upper respiratory tract; upper airway
on the shelf
penal; criminal
hardcover book; hardback book
rising tone (in Chinese); (of a Japanese accent) having a high, flat tone
coplanar; in the same plane; flush; even (with)
superior make; luxury binding
from the chemical point of view
maxilla; upper jawbone
overline; overscore; overbar
above example
ancient history
being on duty
Samuel I (book of the Bible)
burial mound with square flat base and round top
chief; leader; guide
the foregoing; the forgoing
superphylum
retired empress; ex-empress; former empress; empress emerita
side; edge
boom; prosperity
best policy
first-class inn
(arch.) thief; mouse
superfamily
Kings I (book of the Bible)
ethnic; racial
first volume
chasuble; phelonion
retired empress; ex-empress; former empress; empress emerita
distribution transformer; service transformer; pole-mounted transformer
raising the ridgepole
placing on the agenda; member of the upper house
high retainer
first paragraphs omitted
top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends
overburden stress
superior conjunction
superorder
civil status; status (of a person) under the Civil Code
100th birthday
pectoral girdle
supratidal zone
ascending tract
superclass; (arch.) top-ranking priest in the Office of Monastic Affairs
superior frontal gyrus
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (formal WHO declaration); PHEIC
colored wood-free paper (coloured)
superscript diacritics; diacritical marks above letters
being romantically involved with someone of higher class (esp. of a man)
Jōko Station
Examples (23 in total)
The moon rose above the horizon.
Sign on this line.
Our tastes in art agree.